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"Angelica for a Day" is a Season 5 episode of Rugrats.
Characters Present[]
Characters Introduced[]
- Nick
- Little Kid
- Moody Little Girl
- Girl's Father
- Jogger
- Elderly Woman
- Timmy
- Kim
Synopsis[]
Chuckie switches shoes with Angelica and takes on her personality. Meanwhile, when Angelica puts on Chuckie's shoes, she takes on his. - Description from Klasky-Csupo
Plot[]
At the park, Tommy and Chuckie are building a sandcastle, while Angelica is playing with Cynthia's dollhouse in the sand. A moody little girl complains to her father that she wants ice cream, and she wants it now. Drew remarks to Stu that he would not want to be in the girl's father's shoes. Tommy asks Angelica why her daddy doesn't like the other guy's shoes, and she claims that, when you put another persons' shoes on, you become just like them. She claims that Drew doesn't want to be like the "mean" daddy who won't give his daughter ice cream. A jogger runs past and Tommy says that if he put on the jogger's shoes, he would want to run all over the place. Chuckie sees an elderly woman feeding the pigeons and comments that if he put on her shoes, he would want all his friends to be birds.
Angelica gloats that she will play on the "best" part of the park; a hill she calls "Big Kid Mountain", as only three-year-olds and up can play there. Timmy and Kim (from "The Word of The Day") and a few other kids are running, skipping and rolling on the hill. Tommy wants to play there, too, but Chuckie does not, as Angelica said they were too little. Tommy points out that she is an unreliable source of information, as she had told them they would float to the moon unless they put sand in their pockets, which was not true. Chuckie takes the sand out of his pockets and follows Tommy. Although Tommy is eager to play on "Big Kid Mountain", Chuckie is still scared. He would rather make mud houses instead, and put off climbing the "mountain" until the next day (or never).
Angelica says that if Chuckie was braver, Tommy would have a "funner" time. Chuckie apologizes to Tommy for being too scared of the "mountain", but Tommy tells him it's okay, and they will build the "bestest" mud houses ever. Chuckie starts to get grass for the mud houses, but a duo of older, intimidating-seeming boys (who both look about three) asks what he's doing. Chuckie explains that he is gathering grass to build mud houses, but the older kid and his friend claim that they own the grass, so Chuckie has to leave. Chuckie nervously apologizes to "Mr. Big Kid" and "Sir" as he calls them, and he puts the grass back and backs away. Tommy asks if something is wrong and Chuckie replies no-- he was just walking away, as the grass belonged to the other two children. Tommy claims the grass belongs to everybody, and Chuckie says, "Sort of, but it belongs more to them than to you and me."
Tommy is now very frustrated with Chuckie's timidness and tells him he can't be scared all the time. Stu then puts the kids into their pushchairs for a nap. Angelica takes off her shoes and heads over to the sandbox. Chuckie apologizes to Tommy for being so scared, and says maybe he will feel less afraid upon waking up from his nap. Chuckie falls asleep, while Tommy ponders Angelica's shoes and what she'd said about shoes as he also falls asleep.
Tommy is awoken from his nap by Stu, who takes him out of his chair, and Tommy declares to Chuckie that they will climb Big Kid Mountain. Chuckie still doesn't want to, but Tommy thinks Chuckie will be brave if he wears Angelica's shoes to be like her. He puts the shoes on Chuckie, who claims she will get extremely mad at them, but Tommy says that being like Angelica will makes Chuckie not scared of her. Once the shoes are on, Tommy asks Chuckie if he feels mean, but Chuckie says he does not. Tommy thinks the laces need to be tied, and Chuckie angrily asks who will tie them, as babies cannot tie shoes. Tommy thinks that this burst of anger from Chuckie is Angelica-like. He asks Chuckie if he wants to play on Big Kid Mountain, and Chuckie says he does.
They climb the hill, and when Tommy praises Chuckie for climbing the hill, Chuckie grumpily asks what the big deal is about that, since anyone can climb the mountain, other than "little scaredy babies."
Angelica climbs the hill while holding Chuckie's shoes; she is in a bad mood and wants her shoes back. Angry, Chuckie bullies Angelica, claiming the shoes as his own. Angelica chases Chuckie but steps on a thistle. Wanting to protect her feet, she puts Chuckie's shoes on and suddenly becomes a lot friendlier to Tommy, but also much more nervous. She then invites Tommy to play peek-a-boo. This makes him ask Angelica if she is feeling funny. Angelica replies no, but thanks him for asking. Tommy wants to get her shoes back from Chuckie, but Angelica tells him to wait, says that she doesn't want to be left alone; they both go to find Chuckie.
Chuckie, meanwhile, threatens to the sand box kids that a sandworm may eat them if they play there. Frightened, the kids run away, and Chuckie gloats that the sandbox is all his, now. Tommy says that what his friend did was mean, but Chuckie wants him to go away. Tommy says they should never have had Chuckie put on Angelica's shoes; he wants the shoes back, and for Chuckie to put his own shoes back on, but Chuckie refuses. Angelica exhibits fear about the sandworms.
Chuckie has made himself "king" of Big Kid Mountain and demands cookies in exchange for letting anyone else play on the mountain. Tommy is playing in the mud and invites Chuckie in, knowing that you can take off your shoes in the mud. He tries to egg Chuckie on, saying that some people are too scared to play in the mud. Chuckie starts to take Angelica's shoes off but the two boys from before showing up, causing Angelica to freak out. Tommy notes he's starting to miss the old Angelica. The kids want Chuckie to get off their grass, however he throws mud on them, making them cry and run away. Chuckie realizes what Tommy was trying to do and refuses to take the shoes off. He starts chasing Tommy (as Angelica cowers nearby), but as he runs, he falls over and the shoes are knocked off. However, Chuckie doesn't change back to normal but gets even angrier. As he runs away, Tommy regrets wanting Chuckie to change just before he trips on a rock and falls face first into the mud...
Suddenly, Tommy wakes up from his nap; everything that happened since he fell asleep was just a dream. He wants to be sure Chuckie, who is still sleeping, is really still his old self, and shakes his friend to wake him up. Chuckie wakes up, and grumpily tells Tommy to stop shaking him. This makes Tommy afraid that Chuckie really has changed to be like Angelica, but Chuckie, who has calmed down, apologizes for his outburst, saying that he is cranky whenever he wakes up from his nap. Tommy is relieved that Chuckie really is his old self, and proceeds to tell him about his dream. Tommy then tells Chuckie he likes him just the way he is and never wants him to change. Angelica shouts at the two for stepping on Cynthia's Malibu Beach House. Tommy is overjoyed to see Angelica is back to being mean and gives her a huge hug, one which she struggles to escape from.
Goofs[]
- When Tommy hugs Angelica, he somehow picks her up and holds her which she be too heavy to hold for him
Trivia[]
- Most people class "big kids" at around eight to twelve, but these kids classified "big kids" as being three or older. This is justified in that Angelica is the oldest Rugrat (except maybe for Susie) and thinks of herself as more "grown up" than them.
- While not getting the same level of recognition as past episodes like "Angelica's Worst Nightmare", "Pickles vs. Pickles", or "Chuckie's Wonderful Life" in terms of having a somewhat darker tone, this episode, like these earlier ones, takes place in an entire dream sequence where Tommy dreams of Chuckie being as mean and bossy like Angelica; the thought of seeing your best friend behave in such a way that is beyond your expectation to the point where the change becomes permanent, gives the episode a sort of darker feel, but in a more subtle fashion, especially in how visually normal the setting of the dream sequence appears to be.
- The phrase about 'being in someone else’s shoes' is actually a metaphor. What it really means is to be in someone else's position or to see/do things the way they would.
- By taking Chuckie's shoes, Angelica notices that he has big feet.
- It is unknown if "Big Kid Mountain" is an "official name" or if Angelica named it.
- This episode is based off "Dead Man's Shoes" from The Twilight Zone.
- Stu and Drew are the only parents to appear in this episode.
- The bratty little girl who wants ice cream now resembles Veruca Salt from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
- Morals:
- Be careful what you wish for; it might come true.
- Accept your friends for who they are. Don't try to change them into someone they're not.
Video Clip[]
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